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Installation of sFlowTrend-Pro as a service is done through an installer, obtained from //www.myinmon.com. Download the appropriate installation file for your system: either Windows, or Linux. After downloading the file, launch the installer.
On Windows, just run the file by double-clicking it.
On Linux, you will need to be root to install sFlowTrend-Pro. Then, run
the installer by typing
# /bin/sh installer
where installer is the file you downloaded, or
alternatively make the file executable and then run it.
When you launch the installer, you will be presented with a sequence of installation steps. After the initial welcome screen, you will need to accept the license agreement. Next, choose the directory where you would like to install sFlowTrend-Pro; it is recommended that you accept the default location. In the next screen, you can chose which components to install:
You can install both the service and the remote client on the same system, if desired. You must select at least one of the options to complete the installation.
If you selected the service installation, on the next two screens you will be prompted for the sFlowTrend-Pro home directory, and license ID.
The home directory is where the database, log files and custom configuration is stored. Using the default directory is recommended, although it can be changed if you would rather use a different location. In particular, please make sure that enough disk space is available to store the database. The disk space required will depend on the type of network traffic seen, and the number of switches being monitored. Several gigabytes will be enough for most installations. Once you have chosen a location, it cannot be changed without reinstalling sFlowTrend-Pro.
For the license ID, enter the license number as indicated on your My Licenses page at //www.myinmon.com (beginning with the letters SFT...);.
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sFlowTrend-Pro uses the Internet to contact the InMon license server, and retrieve the license key. If the system you are running on does not have Internet access, please submit a support request at //www.myinmon.com, and an offline license will be provided for you. |
The remaining screens allow you to select the menu location to install the shortcuts for launching sFlowTrend-Pro, and then proceed with the installation. After completing the installation, the service is started automatically (if you chose to install it), and you will have the option of immediately launching the client.
After completing the installation of sFlowTrend-Pro on Linux as a
service, the sFlowTrend-Pro service will be automatically created
(as /etc/init.d/sflowtrend-server) and
started. The service will also be registered to automatically
start when the system is booted, using
chkconfig. This is only possible for Linux
distributions that use the chkconfig
command. Some distributions use other methods for automatically
starting services. If the Linux that you are using does not
use chkconfig, then you should enter the
/etc/init.d/sflowtrend-server service
manually as a service to be started at boot time.
If you are installing sFlowTrend-Pro on a system which does not have a graphical user interface, it is possible to install just using a terminal interface. To do this, add the command line option -c to the installer, eg: # /bin/sh installer -c. This will step through the same installation steps that are used for the graphical installer, just using a terminal interface. Please take care to enter the data correctly, as the command line interface is more difficult to use than the graphical interface.